Clara Serra López new EP for Real World X

On her debut release (last year’s Lengua Materna, Part I), Clara Serra López returned to her cultural roots, exploring her passion for socio-politics and its effect on our interpersonal relations and sense of self. With it’s follow-up Lengua Materna (Part II), released on 10 April, she continues the story, shifting focus toward the isolation and mistrust produced by today’s social systems whilst seeking to rebuild connection within our communities to make the struggle survivable, and shared.

“With this new collection of songs I’ve moved from questioning whether giving your heart within a patriarchal framework is sustainable,” she says, “to confronting a more personal challenge: learning how to ask for help, a practice I’m continuously working on.”

LISTEN TO MARI PAZ

Set against a sound world that moves between modular synths and choral harmonies, Lengua Materna (Part II) places Mediterranean heritage inside a contemporary frame.

Lead single Mari Paz is a satirical take on the current cost-of-living crisis, built around a chorus that centres on ‘Mari Paz’, a popular Spanish female name from the 1950s.

“The song exposes the absurd promise passed down through generations: that if you work hard enough, everything will work out,” says Clara. “Having lived through the 2008 recession and watching my parents navigate migration, unemployment, and the slow collapse of the middle-class dream, the chorus connects directly to other segments of the song that reveal my own reality and that of my generation.”

Set against machine-like modular synths, produced by Jake Long, Mari Paz is carried by Clara’s vocal arrangements that move from factory line to moments of ethereal escapism.

Clara Serra López
Lengua Materna (Part II)
XRW72
Released 10 April, 2026

I Don’t Trust You
Sola
Por No Sufrir
Mari Paz